The Organization for Payment and Control of Community Aid Guidance and Guarantees (OPECEPE) will be integrated into the Independent Authority for Public Revenue starting tomorrow, Thursday, January 1, 2026. All 624 existing organic positions of OPECEPE staff will be transferred to AADE. This creates the General Directorate of Controls, Subsidies and Payments within AADE, which includes – among others – the following Directorates:
General Directorate of Subsidy Controls and Payments
• Central Service
– Directorate of Direct Subsidies and Market (DSAM)
– Directorate of Rural Development Subsidy Programs (DRDSP)
– Technical Controls Directorate (TCD)
– Directorate of Agricultural Subsidy Payments (DASP)
– Directorate of Third Party Subsidy and Payment Management (DTPSPM)
– Directorate of Coordination, Programming and Reports (DCPR)
• Regional Services
– Regional Directorate of Controls and Subsidies for Macedonia – Thrace
– Regional Directorate of Controls and Subsidies for Epirus – Western Macedonia
– Regional Directorate of Controls and Subsidies for Peloponnese – Western Greece – Ionian
– Regional Directorate of Controls and Subsidies for Thessaly – Central Greece
– Regional Directorate of Controls and Subsidies for Crete
– Regional Directorate of Controls and Subsidies for Attica – Aegean
AADE: The new modern operating model aims to upgrade community resource management
According to an AADE announcement, the new modern operating model aims to upgrade community resource management by ensuring:
• Transparency and reliability of resources and processes to support sustainable development.
• Effectiveness through faster and more comprehensive implementation of community subsidy and payment programs related to agricultural policy.
• Uniform treatment of beneficiaries through standardized and unified procedures.
• Unified supervision and systematic planning and reporting of regional structure work, with the establishment of a Coordination, Programming and Reports Directorate that will serve as a central guidance point for Regional Units.
• Strict adherence to schedules and consistent implementation
of the regulatory framework.
• Utilization of operational data for decision-making, innovation promotion and continuous improvement of services provided.
Pitsillis: We’re developing a comprehensive framework for controls and payments
AADE Administrator Giorgos Pitsillis stated, “With OPECEPE’s integration into AADE, we’re developing a comprehensive framework for controls and payments that practically strengthens real farmers, supports subsidy beneficiaries to meet their obligations, and protects Greek and European citizens’ money, shielding the national economy from fiscal risks. Our goal is one: Every euro of subsidy should go only to those who truly deserve it.”
